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Offline BigTex

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Re: North Dakota Considers Eliminating Property Tax
« Reply #25 on: June 12, 2012, 10:08:04 PM »
Looks like this measure got rejected by a pretty big margin
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Re: North Dakota Considers Eliminating Property Tax
« Reply #26 on: June 13, 2012, 07:13:15 AM »
Quote from: Ballygrl on June 12, 2012, 01:06:29 PM
Aren't property taxes in NY State much better then it is in NYC and the Boroughs?

Well, yes of course, it's insane down there.  It differs by county.  St. Lawrence county is very high, for some reason.  And it's just cow country up there, it's not like there's any big city infrastructure required or anything.  They spend like drunken sailors.  For example, they just purchased a budgeting software package for $750,000!   :o  WTF?  A former co-worker of mine is on the board (he's a big lib democrat), he voted against it, saying it was too much money for the purpose.  He was out-voted.
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Re: North Dakota Considers Eliminating Property Tax
« Reply #27 on: June 13, 2012, 09:35:26 AM »
Property Tax has the effect of making the government the permanant landlord.  The landlord can have his tenants thrown out for non-payment of rents due.  The government can seize the land and remove the owners for non-payment of taxes.  It is really all the same.

Sales taxes at least require economic activity.
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Re: North Dakota Considers Eliminating Property Tax
« Reply #28 on: June 13, 2012, 09:54:53 AM »
Louisiana and Alabama have the lowest property taxes in the country. With a homestead exemption and a tax freeze for seniors, my taxes are $74 per year on my $135k house. The main reason that property taxes are low in LA is that the tax assesors thruout the state have to run for re-election every four year. Even the mention of raising taxes means they get will get defeated the next election cycle. My condo in FL will probably be over $2k.
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Re: North Dakota Considers Eliminating Property Tax
« Reply #29 on: June 13, 2012, 10:03:15 AM »
Quote from: Karin on June 13, 2012, 07:13:15 AM
Well, yes of course, it's insane down there.  It differs by county.  St. Lawrence county is very high, for some reason.  And it's just cow country up there, it's not like there's any big city infrastructure required or anything.  They spend like drunken sailors.  For example, they just purchased a budgeting software package for $750,000!  :o  WTF?  A former co-worker of mine is on the board (he's a big lib democrat), he voted against it, saying it was too much money for the purpose.  He was out-voted.

When we talk about relocating NY State always comes up along with Maine, then I freak out LOL and say we're staying where we are, but I honestly don't know how we can financially do it when we're due to retire, a few of my cousins are thinking ahead, 1 is thinking about Las Vegas because we have another cousin out there, and 1 is thinking about North Carolina.
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Re: North Dakota Considers Eliminating Property Tax
« Reply #30 on: June 13, 2012, 10:04:22 AM »
Quote from: Lacarnut on June 13, 2012, 09:54:53 AM
Louisiana and Alabama have the lowest property taxes in the country. With a homestead exemption and a tax freeze for seniors, my taxes are $74 per year on my $135k house. The main reason that property taxes are low in LA is that the tax assesors thruout the state have to run for re-election every four year. Even the mention of raising taxes means they get will get defeated the next election cycle. My condo in FL will probably be over $2k.

OMG! I don't know what to say other then my sewer bill is higher then that per month.
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Re: North Dakota Considers Eliminating Property Tax
« Reply #31 on: June 13, 2012, 10:47:50 AM »
Quote from: Ballygrl on June 13, 2012, 10:04:22 AM
OMG! I don't know what to say other then my sewer bill is higher then that per month.

You must be putting out a lot of shit . . . :tongue: :fuelfire: O-)
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Re: North Dakota Considers Eliminating Property Tax
« Reply #32 on: June 13, 2012, 11:03:09 AM »
Quote from: Ballygrl on June 13, 2012, 10:03:15 AM
When we talk about relocating NY State always comes up along with Maine, then I freak out LOL and say we're staying where we are, but I honestly don't know how we can financially do it when we're due to retire, a few of my cousins are thinking ahead, 1 is thinking about Las Vegas because we have another cousin out there, and 1 is thinking about North Carolina.

Well you sure as hell don't want Maine.  Not much better than NY or NJ.
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Re: North Dakota Considers Eliminating Property Tax
« Reply #33 on: June 13, 2012, 11:05:34 AM »
Quote from: NHSparky on June 13, 2012, 11:03:09 AM
Well you sure as hell don't want Maine.  Not much better than NY or NJ.

We have a relative out in the middle of nowhere in Maine, we just assume his taxes are low, never really asked them.
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Re: North Dakota Considers Eliminating Property Tax
« Reply #34 on: June 13, 2012, 11:25:37 AM »
Quote from: Ballygrl on June 13, 2012, 11:05:34 AM
We have a relative out in the middle of nowhere in Maine, we just assume his taxes are low, never really asked them.

Maine has a low broad-based sales tax (5 percent) but their income taxes are pure holy hell--the marginal rate is 8.5 percent and kicks in at $20K for single/married-seperate, or $41K for married-joint.

That's just friggin insane.  Plus the vehicle registration is high, the property taxes are nearly as high as NH ($13-14 per $1000), and if you live in a "border" county you get to pay an extra 1 percent because they know you're dodging the tax and shopping in NH.
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Re: North Dakota Considers Eliminating Property Tax
« Reply #35 on: June 13, 2012, 02:33:52 PM »
 :thatsright: I screwed up earlier re: Drudge headline.  They in fact voted to keep the property tax.
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